The Hidden Children by Robert William Chambers Chapter 3 Page 16

grotesque shadow shapes under the windy lantern light; then she looked cautiously around the shed where we stood.

“Come nearer,” she motioned.

And once again, as before, my nearness to her seemed for a moment to meddle with my heart and check it; then, as though to gain the beats they lost, every little pulse began to hurry faster.

She said in a low voice:

“The Sagamore is now closeted with Major Lockwood. I left him at the porch and came out here to warn you. Best go to him now, sir. And I will bid you a — good night.”

“Has he business also with Major Lockwood?”

“He has indeed. You will learn presently that the Sagamore came by North Castle, and that the roads south of the church are full of riders —